Hello, children of the night!

Well, well, well… here I am, drinking my matcha with hazelnut milk and, of course, some collagen, just enjoying this little moment.

Life is whimsical and I'm grateful. 

I hope you’re doing swell over there too: having your favourite beverage, enjoying the small moments, rejoicing in the mundane… and then buckling up for what I’ve been watching and reading lately. As usual, in no particular order.

I read Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and I was smitten. The colours, the drawings, the story, oh my, oh my, I really loved it. I only picked it up because I heard there was a movie inspired by it, but from the posters I’ve seen, it seems like a disservice, at least to that gorgeous colour palette. I don’t even want to imagine how they adapted the story.

But if you can, read it. It’s such a sweet, short story, and it absolutely made me teary at the end. I fell in love not only with Supergirl but with the storyteller too. Totally recommend it.

I also read Supergirl: Universe End and Supergirl: Who Is Superwoman? I didn’t enjoy them quite as much as the first one, but they were a nice way to keep getting to know her, I guess. Woman of Tomorrow left me with very high expectations for Supergirl’s stories, so I’m still looking for a new comic to read from her. If you know one, let me know!

I also reread some of Lovecraft’s stories. If you’d like to check out the blog entry I wrote about him and the illustrations I created, come this way.

Since ’tis the season for something spooky, I kept leaning into it, of course. I also read Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood and So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison.

They’re both on the same theme: thirty-something women, pretty much depressed and upset about how their lives have turned out, resentful about it but not really doing anything about it. Then a little magic comes their way, they discover there’s something beyond all the pessimism and self-deprecating jokes, and that's it, there’s the book.

Rewitched is about a witch literally rediscovering her magic, while So Thirsty is about a woman rediscovering herself in another way. Still, both are books about becoming conscious of and accountable for your actions. It’s a self-discovery journey with some spookiness and quirkiness in massive amounts.

The smarty-pants (and very pessimistic) jokes sometimes made it difficult to keep reading, especially when they broke the magic or distracted me from what was actually funny, interesting, and entertaining. There were times where the characters were actually being vulnerable and relatable, and they could have left it like that, but no they didn't and sometimes it was a wee too much. Overall, they were okay, I guess.

As for movies, I watched Thanksgiving, and I loved it! Oh, I love a good horror holiday movie with some good splatter.

I wanted to watch more movies like that, and I stumbled upon It's A Wonderful Knife. The title is kind of self-explanatory: it’s like It’s a Wonderful Life, but with knives and murders.

I love that in both films you get to see actors who were once the kids—the young ones—and now they’re the adults. Also delightful. I enjoyed them both.

And now I’m watching this new Carrie adaptation. So far, so good… well, not for Carrie, though.

I read the book many moons ago, and the last time I watched an adaptation—the one from the ’70s, I think—was also a very long time ago. I only remember the “crucial” bits, so it’ll feel almost like watching it for the first time, which is exciting.

Anyway: what have you been watching or reading? I’d love to know if there’s anything you’d recommend to me.

See you later, alligator 🐊

Godspeed ✨

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